Hermann Friedrich Bonorden (28 August 1801 – 19 May 1884) was a German physician and

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. During his career he served as a ''Regimentarzt'' (regimental medical doctor) in

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and

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(1901). Bonorden was the

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of numerous mycological taxa, the following are some of the genera that he circumscribed: * '' Fusicolla'' (1851). * '' Hormomyces'' (1851). * ''Cornicularia'' (1851), syn. ''

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''. * ''Polythecium'' (1861), syn. ''

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''. * ''Byssitheca'' (1864), syn. '' Rosellinia''.

Written works

He was the author of books in the fields of medicine and mycology, the following are three of his mycological efforts: * ''Handbuch der allgemeinen Mykologie'', 1851 - Manual of general mycology. * ''Zur Kenntniss einiger der wichtigsten Gattungen der Coniomyceten und Cryptomyceten'', 1860 - To the knowledge of some of the major genera of Coniomycetes and Cryptomycetes. * ''Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Mykologie'', 1864 - Treatises from the field of mycology.WorldCat Search
(publications)

References

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